The Scintillation is the basis for detecting radioactivity.
Scintillation is the conversion of energy from a specific radiation interacting with a volume of sensitive material (referred to as a scintillator) into electromagnetic waves. The frequency of the electromagnetic waves released is within or close to the visible spectrum.
Scintillation Counters are commonly used to detect radiation in radioactive contamination, radiation survey meters, radiometric assay, nuclear plant safety, and medical imaging.
The essential idea is the same for all scintillation detectors: when radiation impacts the scintillator, it emits photons of visible light (thus the scintillation).
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